happy ever after

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happy ever after

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From happily ever after (adverb).

noun happy ever afters

  1. Synonym of happily ever after (“a story, or a conclusion to a story, in which all the loose ends of the plot are tied up, and all the main characters are left in a state of contentment or happiness”).

    Similar: eucatastrophe, fairy-tale ending, happy ending, happily ever after

  2. broadly Synonym of happily ever after (“a happy period of time which is imagined never to end; specifically, the state of happiness in which one or more people (typically a loving couple) dwell for the rest of his, her, their, etc., lives”).

    Similar: fairy-tale ending, happily ever after

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@misc{happy_ever_after_2026,
  title = {happy ever after},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/happy%20ever%20after},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}